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The lyrics for this track were written by guitarist Adley Penner, in response to the murder of Oscar Grant by BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) Police on January 1, 2008.

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Oakland Police budget consumes 43% of the City’s General Fund. Watch out for the click-it or ticket signs. You better leave you’re lead foot at home. Cuz the cops will harrass you & mace you too, while they supposed to be protecting the law. And if you spend a little time in the Tenderloin, ya gonna uncover an invaluable truth: Just south of Market where the businesses are flourishing, po harrass the peeps without shoes. I get the blues when I read the front page of the news. May you rest in peace Oscar Grant! Authority with violent tools - the power’s in the hands of the wrong man. They gotta lotta nerve to walk untazed; to protect and serve selectively those with Wealth & Property, the others subject to brutality. Who will patrol the night patrol of this land that interlocks terrorism with Islam? They are the true night stalkers with their walkee talkees and their tazer guns and their bullet guns.Police brutality, oh what a burden! They create a diversion. Don’t try to bicker with a cop. (He’ll be sure to blow your head off). I’ve seen em downright impatient and ru-hude. They drop the clip and fill the air with attitude. NVC (non-violent communication) should become a priority. Steadily the crimes are police brutality.

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from My piano ate the front page of the San Francisco Chronicle, released April 3, 2010
Written and performed by Antioquia (Paul Martin, Craig Miller, Maddy Streicek & Adley Penner) with guest percussionist Ben Isaacs.

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Antioquia [an-tee-OH-kee-ah] plays music. The music they play comes from the universe. It is filtered through progressive rock, funk, hip-hop, traditional rhythms from Latin America and West Africa, and pretty much anything they hear and see and feel. And smell. And taste. The band began in Antioquia, Colombia and was incubated in San Francisco. They continue to grow wings in Oakland, CA. ... more

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